World Designer - DUNE
From critically acclaimed The Longest Journey to the very first sci-fi MMO Anarchy Online, to the brutal trials of Conan Exiles, our 29-year history has set our players uniquely up for a journey to the harsh world of Dune, where the continual battle for survival and spice will bring a challenge that is Legendary.
The Funcom team consists of over 400 people located in 5 studios - Norway, the US, Portugal, Sweden, a newly opened Romania studio. As part of Funcom’s ongoing growth, and completing a successful turnaround, Funcom is now backed by Tencent, the largest online gaming company in the world!
Your Mission in Funcom
As a World Designer at Funcom, your job will be to assist the Lead Level Designer and the World Director in bringing all the pieces together to create a truly unique experience for players in the world of Arrakis.
Use your experience and knowledge of open-world games to manage large-scale game worlds. Coordinate the distribution of world content to accommodate intended gameplay, progression, and world cohesion. Test, review and iterate along with all departments to build the most immersive and compelling game worlds in the industry.
How you can have an impact in your position:
- Supporting the world artists at a macro level to make sure that the world flows and plays well on top of looking great
- Ensuring good landmarks, and point of interest distribution throughout the whole world
- Making sure the distances between every part of the game feel good for any of our traversal options
- Ensuring the density of elements and the variety feels right in the open world
We are looking for someone that has:
- 3 years of experience in the game industry
- Solid experience in World Design
- Professional history with shipped triple A titles
- Good understanding of design processes
- Self-motivated and self-driven to collaborate and drive change in a studio environment
- Ability to work with resolve while thinking critically and resolving a complex issue
In addition, the perfect candidate has:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience working in survival games
- Enjoys playing survival genre games
- Familiarity with Dune and the Dune IP
- Passion for video games and the gaming industry
We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis and recommend candidates to apply as soon as possible!
Please apply in English.
Why Funcom?
We are a Scandinavian company and follow Scandinavian work values. For you, that means a flat structure in which you can thrive, be yourself, and leave a mark in the studio and become an ambassador for our company values. We focus on Agile/Scrum methodology, and heavily value the importance of work-life balance in employee culture. Funcom values close-knit, collaborative individuals who crave creative ownership, a drive for constructive input, and a never-ending pursuit of evolution and quality.
The Funcom Oslo studio is a professional working environment with international work culture, with close to 100 people from over 25 different nationalities in one of the happiest countries in the world. Funcom is an international and varied environment in which people have one thing in common – their love for making and playing video games.
Located in central downtown Oslo, the studio is situated in a modern office building surrounded by a cozy area with lots of sights, restaurants, and cafés.
Working at Funcom Oslo offers a flexible 37.5h/week working schedule, relocation assistance, pension plan, healthcare package, social Fridays, free access to the gym, and a long list of other benefits. Even more: working at Funcom means being part of a family of kind, skilled and professional colleagues that share a passion for games!
We have a diverse, dynamic, inclusive, challenging, and engaging culture, with a basis of continued training and career development opportunities, and we encourage candidates from all walks of life to apply. Come join us in a friendly environment of enthusiastic professionals willing to go the extra mile to deliver world-class games.
- Department
- Design
- Locations
- Funcom (Oslo, Norway), The Outsiders - Funcom studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Remote status
- Temporarily Remote

About Funcom
Funcom was founded in 1993 and has since then developed and published over 25 game titles across several genres and gaming platforms. Some of the most well-known games include Age of Conan, Conan Exiles, Conan Chop Chop, Mutant Year Zero, Moons of Madness, Conan Unconquered, Metal: Hellsinger, The Longest Journey, The Secret World, and Anarchy Online.
World Designer - DUNE
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